Yoseph Haddad Accuses Channel 12 Reporter of Smear Campaign

Activist Yoseph Haddad, a candidate for the right-wing party 'Am Israel' in the upcoming Knesset elections, is embroiled in a public and media controversy stemming from a more than five-year-old interview. In the interview, Haddad stated his support for a Palestinian state. Mohammad Magadla, a reporter and commentator for Channel 12 News, who frequently posts content contradicting Haddad's views on X, highlighted this past interview. Magadla noted that Haddad claimed to have changed his stance on a two-state solution after the 'Guardian of the Walls' operation, but a subsequent interview two months after the operation showed him explicitly supporting the two-state solution.

Haddad responded on X, accusing Magadla of holding a grudge and waiting for an opportunity to attack him. Haddad suggested that Magadla was sidelined by Channel 12 after October 7th due to his "extreme views" and that the station preferred to give Haddad airtime instead. He implied Magadla's recent actions were fueled by jealousy or hatred and suggested a coordinated political campaign against him, involving figures from the Joint List to Bezalel Smotrich, aiming to label him a "state enemy."

Haddad asserted that his actions demonstrate his loyalty to Israel, contrasting himself with Magadla, whom he accused of believing Israel commits genocide, identifying as Palestinian, and not condemning Hamas as a terrorist organization. Haddad challenged Magadla to publicly state that Hamas is a terrorist group, questioning his courage and accusing him of supporting terrorism.